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Auto-refresh problem with my inbox folder
I have a little bug in my OE 6. My inbox folder has stopped refreshing
automatically. ie. when I have my inbox open and I receive a new message, I have to go into a different folder, then go back to the inbox in order to see the message. The same thing occurs when I delete a message from my inbox - The message keeps appearing in the inbox, until I go to a different folder, then when I return to the inbox it is gone (properly to the deleted items folder). If anyone has experienced this problem and knows of a way to fix it that would be great. Thanks very much |
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Auto-refresh problem with my inbox folder
Possibly a corrupt Inbox. Move any messages you wish to save to a local
folder you create. Then: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer. In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K03 the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View. With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Inbox.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE. General precautions for Outlook Express: Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible. After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. -- Bruce Hagen MS MVP - Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Phil" wrote in message ... I have a little bug in my OE 6. My inbox folder has stopped refreshing automatically. ie. when I have my inbox open and I receive a new message, I have to go into a different folder, then go back to the inbox in order to see the message. The same thing occurs when I delete a message from my inbox - The message keeps appearing in the inbox, until I go to a different folder, then when I return to the inbox it is gone (properly to the deleted items folder). If anyone has experienced this problem and knows of a way to fix it that would be great. Thanks very much |
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